Microsoft MVP Award
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I'd love to see one of the Microsoft MVPs compose an article of appropriate length that summarized what they felt they needed to do in order to be recognized as an MVP. I'd also like to know (in the article) if being an MVP was something you set out to accomplish or if the recognition just happened and you were unaware of the possibility of such recognition all the way along. The road to MVP is know small feat. I know a few closely and they seem to have dedicated themselves (like monks) to serving others and when the recognition of MVP is handed out it truly is a hard-fought accomplishment to those who have earned it. My understanding is that you put about as much work into becoming an MVP as you would spend in one year of college at full-time status. So TOOTING MY HORN FOR YOU and Clifton! Great Job!!!
Hmmm...an article would be interesting. For me, I was nominated about 9 months ago based on my blog and my activity here on CP. It was certainly not something I had set out to become nor was I expecting it. Once I found out I was nominated it was definately a lot of work both online and offline to make it through the process.
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Scott Dorman wrote:
I woke up this morning to an email this morning from Microsoft letting me know that I received the 2008 Microsoft MVP Award in Visual Developer - Visual C#.
Congrats! Me too! Marc
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So far the new year is starting off on the right foot. I woke up this morning to an email this morning from Microsoft letting me know that I received the 2008 Microsoft MVP Award in Visual Developer - Visual C#. Thanks for all you have done over the last year to help me achieve this!
Scott. —In just two days, tomorrow will be yesterday. —Hey, hey, hey. Don't be mean. We don't have to be mean because, remember, no matter where you go, there you are. - Buckaroo Banzai
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Well congratulations! :D Now that's something to start a new year with! I have to say, I'm a bit jealous, but then again, I haven't been active in the community that much this year (or any of the previous years TBH ;p) But this year I will take a more positive and active role and see if I can rope in an MVP award come 2009 :) Again congratulations!
"Programming today is a race between software engineers striving to build bigger and better idiot-proof programs, and the Universe trying to produce bigger and better idiots. So far, the Universe is winning." - Rick Cook "There is no wealth like knowledge, no poverty like ignorance." Ali ibn Abi Talib "Animadvertistine, ubicumque stes, fumum recta in faciem ferri?"
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Scott Dorman wrote:
I woke up this morning to an email this morning from Microsoft letting me know that I received the 2008 Microsoft MVP Award in Visual Developer - Visual C#.
Congrats! Me too! Marc
Awesome! That is so super-ultra-mega cool! Congratulations and the whole she-bang Marc, you certainly deserve it! Now I'm envious of Scott and you! :laugh: Congratulations :cool:
"Programming today is a race between software engineers striving to build bigger and better idiot-proof programs, and the Universe trying to produce bigger and better idiots. So far, the Universe is winning." - Rick Cook "There is no wealth like knowledge, no poverty like ignorance." Ali ibn Abi Talib "Animadvertistine, ubicumque stes, fumum recta in faciem ferri?"
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Well congratulations! :D Now that's something to start a new year with! I have to say, I'm a bit jealous, but then again, I haven't been active in the community that much this year (or any of the previous years TBH ;p) But this year I will take a more positive and active role and see if I can rope in an MVP award come 2009 :) Again congratulations!
"Programming today is a race between software engineers striving to build bigger and better idiot-proof programs, and the Universe trying to produce bigger and better idiots. So far, the Universe is winning." - Rick Cook "There is no wealth like knowledge, no poverty like ignorance." Ali ibn Abi Talib "Animadvertistine, ubicumque stes, fumum recta in faciem ferri?"
Thanks! I didn't start becoming really active until 2007, and the first half of the year was all online stuff. The trick for me was to become involved in both online and offline communities. Good luck with it for next year.
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Thanks! I didn't start becoming really active until 2007, and the first half of the year was all online stuff. The trick for me was to become involved in both online and offline communities. Good luck with it for next year.
Scott. —In just two days, tomorrow will be yesterday. —Hey, hey, hey. Don't be mean. We don't have to be mean because, remember, no matter where you go, there you are. - Buckaroo Banzai
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Scott Dorman wrote:
he trick for me was to become involved in both online and offline communities
Ah yes, see, the local offline community ought to be dismantled, hacked into pieces and then re-created from scratch. And Jordan is too small to create an alternate group. I guess it'll have to wait till I'm out of here for the offline part, but I'll definitely work hard on the online part :-\
"Programming today is a race between software engineers striving to build bigger and better idiot-proof programs, and the Universe trying to produce bigger and better idiots. So far, the Universe is winning." - Rick Cook "There is no wealth like knowledge, no poverty like ignorance." Ali ibn Abi Talib "Animadvertistine, ubicumque stes, fumum recta in faciem ferri?"
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Scott Dorman wrote:
he trick for me was to become involved in both online and offline communities
Ah yes, see, the local offline community ought to be dismantled, hacked into pieces and then re-created from scratch. And Jordan is too small to create an alternate group. I guess it'll have to wait till I'm out of here for the offline part, but I'll definitely work hard on the online part :-\
"Programming today is a race between software engineers striving to build bigger and better idiot-proof programs, and the Universe trying to produce bigger and better idiots. So far, the Universe is winning." - Rick Cook "There is no wealth like knowledge, no poverty like ignorance." Ali ibn Abi Talib "Animadvertistine, ubicumque stes, fumum recta in faciem ferri?"
Mustafa Ismail Mustafa wrote:
Ah yes, see, the local offline community ought to be dismantled, hacked into pieces and then re-created from scratch. And Jordan is too small to create an alternate group. I guess it'll have to wait till I'm out of here for the offline part, but I'll definitely work hard on the online part
You could always become involved in the group and try to change/fix the problems that you see. Fortunately there are communities like CP that make the online involvement a bit easier.
Scott. —In just two days, tomorrow will be yesterday. —Hey, hey, hey. Don't be mean. We don't have to be mean because, remember, no matter where you go, there you are. - Buckaroo Banzai
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So far the new year is starting off on the right foot. I woke up this morning to an email this morning from Microsoft letting me know that I received the 2008 Microsoft MVP Award in Visual Developer - Visual C#. Thanks for all you have done over the last year to help me achieve this!
Scott. —In just two days, tomorrow will be yesterday. —Hey, hey, hey. Don't be mean. We don't have to be mean because, remember, no matter where you go, there you are. - Buckaroo Banzai
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Scott Dorman wrote:
I woke up this morning to an email this morning from Microsoft letting me know that I received the 2008 Microsoft MVP Award in Visual Developer - Visual C#.
Congrats! Me too! Marc
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Congrats Scott!
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Thanks Wes.
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So far the new year is starting off on the right foot. I woke up this morning to an email this morning from Microsoft letting me know that I received the 2008 Microsoft MVP Award in Visual Developer - Visual C#. Thanks for all you have done over the last year to help me achieve this!
Scott. —In just two days, tomorrow will be yesterday. —Hey, hey, hey. Don't be mean. We don't have to be mean because, remember, no matter where you go, there you are. - Buckaroo Banzai
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Congratulations Scott. I'm sure that you'll soon be getting a CP MVP as well - the double whammy. :-D
Deja View - the feeling that you've seen this post before.
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Scott Dorman wrote:
I woke up this morning to an email this morning from Microsoft letting me know that I received the 2008 Microsoft MVP Award in Visual Developer - Visual C#.
Congrats! Me too! Marc
Congratulations Marc. It couldn't have gone to a more deserving couple of guys than you two.
Deja View - the feeling that you've seen this post before.
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Congrats Marc but if that didn't happen I would have been surprised. The fact it did happen is the natural progression of events that prove a predictable outcome is waiting at the end. Congrats on your extremely hard work and you are very well deserving of the public recognition such a feat brings. Great job! Nicely done and I think the CP community has to feel pretty good that a lot of the MS MVPs call this place home.:rose::rose::rose: Usually when I think of cornerstone members here I kind of lump you and CG into the that category as being two guys (and yes there are many, many others) who keep this place a location of *premium* content. WOOT!!!:cool:
code-frog wrote:
Usually when I think of cornerstone members here I kind of lump you and CG into the that category as being two guys (and yes there are many, many others) who keep this place a location of *premium* content.
Well said. Couldn't agree more.
Deja View - the feeling that you've seen this post before.
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So far the new year is starting off on the right foot. I woke up this morning to an email this morning from Microsoft letting me know that I received the 2008 Microsoft MVP Award in Visual Developer - Visual C#. Thanks for all you have done over the last year to help me achieve this!
Scott. —In just two days, tomorrow will be yesterday. —Hey, hey, hey. Don't be mean. We don't have to be mean because, remember, no matter where you go, there you are. - Buckaroo Banzai
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Scott Dorman wrote:
I received the 2008 Microsoft MVP Award in Visual Developer - Visual C#.
Hey - That's the same competency as me! Well done!
Upcoming FREE developer events: * Developer Day Scotland Recent blog posts: * Follow up on hiring a software developer * The Value of Smaller Methods My website | blog
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Well congratulations! :D Now that's something to start a new year with! I have to say, I'm a bit jealous, but then again, I haven't been active in the community that much this year (or any of the previous years TBH ;p) But this year I will take a more positive and active role and see if I can rope in an MVP award come 2009 :) Again congratulations!
"Programming today is a race between software engineers striving to build bigger and better idiot-proof programs, and the Universe trying to produce bigger and better idiots. So far, the Universe is winning." - Rick Cook "There is no wealth like knowledge, no poverty like ignorance." Ali ibn Abi Talib "Animadvertistine, ubicumque stes, fumum recta in faciem ferri?"
Mustafa Ismail Mustafa wrote:
But this year I will take a more positive and active role and see if I can rope in an MVP award come 2009
They are awarded quarterly - So April 1st is the next award date (and the one I'm on - It is slightly freaking getting a congratulations email on April Fools Day)
Upcoming FREE developer events: * Developer Day Scotland Recent blog posts: * Follow up on hiring a software developer * The Value of Smaller Methods My website | blog
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I'd love to see one of the Microsoft MVPs compose an article of appropriate length that summarized what they felt they needed to do in order to be recognized as an MVP. I'd also like to know (in the article) if being an MVP was something you set out to accomplish or if the recognition just happened and you were unaware of the possibility of such recognition all the way along. The road to MVP is know small feat. I know a few closely and they seem to have dedicated themselves (like monks) to serving others and when the recognition of MVP is handed out it truly is a hard-fought accomplishment to those who have earned it. My understanding is that you put about as much work into becoming an MVP as you would spend in one year of college at full-time status. So TOOTING MY HORN FOR YOU and Clifton! Great Job!!!
code-frog wrote:
The road to MVP is know small feat. I know a few closely and they seem to have dedicated themselves (like monks) to serving others and when the recognition of MVP is handed out it truly is a hard-fought accomplishment to those who have earned it. My understanding is that you put about as much work into becoming an MVP as you would spend in one year of college at full-time status.
To me that is one of the great things about the MVP program. It rewards people who are genuinely passionate about Microsoft Technology and spread the love. I know a few people who are dedicating themselves to getting an MVP and I don't think that is the best way. When I got an email from Microsoft it was a genuine surprise (they emailed and asked for details of my community contributions) and two months later I got an email congratulating me on my success. So, if you dedicate yourself to becoming an MVP then I think you've lost the community focus of the program. From a personal perspective I just wanted to get a local community going. I also help out on Code Project when I can. I have really good relations with the local SQL Server User Group as well (and we do joint events when the content is relevant to developers). I also do my own presentations from time to time. My focus is on helping others. I used to have a quote in my signature from Zig Ziglar: "You have have every thing you want in life, if you'll just help other people get what they want". I have no idea if it is true or not, but things do seem to be going my way. I get a lot of education out of the whole process.
Upcoming FREE developer events: * Developer Day Scotland Recent blog posts: * Follow up on hiring a software developer * The Value of Smaller Methods My website | blog
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Congratulations Scott. I'm sure that you'll soon be getting a CP MVP as well - the double whammy. :-D
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Thanks Pete. A CP MVP would be cool as well...don't think my message count vs. score is up there yet.
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Scott Dorman wrote:
I received the 2008 Microsoft MVP Award in Visual Developer - Visual C#.
Hey - That's the same competency as me! Well done!
Upcoming FREE developer events: * Developer Day Scotland Recent blog posts: * Follow up on hiring a software developer * The Value of Smaller Methods My website | blog
Thanks! I definately know I'm in good company.
Scott. —In just two days, tomorrow will be yesterday. —Hey, hey, hey. Don't be mean. We don't have to be mean because, remember, no matter where you go, there you are. - Buckaroo Banzai
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Thanks! I definately know I'm in good company.
Scott. —In just two days, tomorrow will be yesterday. —Hey, hey, hey. Don't be mean. We don't have to be mean because, remember, no matter where you go, there you are. - Buckaroo Banzai
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Scott Dorman wrote:
Thanks! I definately know I'm in good company.
By the way (I know it is early days for you - You have a LOT of information coming your way over the next couple of weeks!) Do you think you'll make it to the MVP Summit in April[^]? If you are, I'm thinking of putting together a get-together for the MVPs that are regulars on Code Project on the Sunday Evening before the summit. (See here[^]) I did one of these a while ago in London[^] which was really good fun.
Upcoming FREE developer events: * Developer Day Scotland Recent blog posts: * Follow up on hiring a software developer * The Value of Smaller Methods My website | blog
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So far the new year is starting off on the right foot. I woke up this morning to an email this morning from Microsoft letting me know that I received the 2008 Microsoft MVP Award in Visual Developer - Visual C#. Thanks for all you have done over the last year to help me achieve this!
Scott. —In just two days, tomorrow will be yesterday. —Hey, hey, hey. Don't be mean. We don't have to be mean because, remember, no matter where you go, there you are. - Buckaroo Banzai
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Congratulations, Scott. I will try to be MVP next year...
Thanks and Regards, Michael Sync ( Blog: http://michaelsync.net)